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INThe two-character ISO 3166 country code for INDIA.IN Similar MatchesIncome elasticIncome elasticHaving an income elasticity greater than one. Nonqualifying annuityNonqualifying annuityAn annuity that does not fall under an IRS-approved pension plan. Contributions are made with after-tax dollars, but earnings can accumulate tax-deferred until withdrawal. Simple linear trend modelSimple linear trend modelAn extrapolative statistical model that asserts that earnings have a base level and grow at a constant amount each period. Bulletin Board SystemBulletin Board System(BBS) - a website feature in which visitors post questions or comments and respond to messages posted by others. Usually messages are organized sequentially by topic in "threads". Ethical investmentEthical investmentThe policy of selecting stocks for your portfolio partly on the grounds of the ethical or environmental code pursued by the companies in question.If you ask ten people what they think is ethical you will get ten different answers. Ethical views, by their very nature, are subjective.The major exclusions tend to be arms, alcohol, tobacco, gambling, animal testing, environmental damage and the payment of exploitative wages in developing countries. But the list could extend almost indefinitely and a complete screening by the Ethical Investment Research Service (EIRIS) would eliminate 60% of the FTSE 100 index.You can screen out negative factors or adopt a positive screening process and select companies with a clear environmental policy, for example.An ethical fund or portfolio of shares requires an appropriate performance benchmark. It will not reflect the market movements as a whole as it will hold a higher than average proportion of smaller companies which are much more volatile than blue chips.EIRIS maintains a database which you can use to filter an existing portfolio or to build one from scratch, using your own selection of a wide range of criteria. EIRIS: 020 7840 5700. e-mail: ethics@eiris.org website http://www.eiris.orgIn February 2000 FTSE International launched a set of stock indices called FTSE4Good. This is a tradeable and benchmark index which requires member companies to meet certain ethical standards for inclusion. Further SuggestionsCeiling priceBackup Line of Credit Emerging markets fund Cost push inflation Income multipliers or multiples Covered call writing strategy Hunkering down Trailing sales Hyperinflation Precautionary principle Doubling option Intellectual property protection disability income insurance Passive investing Prebisch-Singer Hypothesis Financial tables Hulbert rating Holding period Dialing and smiling Institute of Financial Planning Alternative mortgage instruments Debtor in possession Creditworthiness London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Minimum variance frontier |
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